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Table 2 Pre- and post-intervention symptom severity (POS)

From: Enhancing nursing’s role in community-based palliative care: closing gaps to improve patient outcomes

Symptom

Pre-Intervention Mean ± SD

Post-Intervention Mean ± SD

p-value

Physical

3.5 ± 1.2

1.0 ± 0.5

< 0.001

Psychological

2.8 ± 1.0

1.2 ± 0.6

< 0.001

Emotional and spiritual

4.0 ± 1.3

1.5 ± 0.8

< 0.001

Social Support

2.5 ± 1.1

4.0 ± 0.9

< 0.001

Total Score

12.8 ± 3.6

7.7 ± 1.9

< 0.001